Crude prices soar on Middle East tensions
4 years ago
News that a military strike in Iraq by US forces killed a top Iranian general sent crude oil prices soaring on Friday and lead analysts to warn it could lead to direct conflict between Tehran and Washington this year and further price increases. General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed by US drone strike at Baghdad’s international airport on Friday, a decision the US Department of Defence said was approved by […]